LESSONS I HAVE LEARNED FROM MOM MOTHER: Honey, let me ask you something about your new job or school. Have you ever been in a moment where everything around you was loud and tense — someone raising their voice, pushing hard, trying to shake you — and yet,...
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LESSONS I HAVE LEARNED FROM MOM MOTHER: Honey, let me ask you something about your new job or school. Have you ever been in a moment where everything around you was loud and tense — someone raising their voice, pushing hard, trying to shake you — and yet, there was someone in the room who stayed perfectly still? No panic, no trembling voice… just a deep, quiet calm? DAUGHTER: Well, yes, Mom… But honestly, in a situation like that, I can only think of you, during arguments we have had at family reunions. You always sit there so still, so calm. I have always wondered how you do it! MOTHER: Ha! And do you know what I feel inside when those arguments come up? I feel everything. But that, my baby, is exactly what I want you to carry with you in life. Being truly calm doesn't mean feeling nothing. It means you feel everything — and you choose not to be ruled by it. DAUGHTER: I think I understand what you mean, Mom. But a lot of people I know think that staying calm means you don't care. Like
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